Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-09
4 FAMOUS TOTNG S'OTCHHIN IN
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Professor Henry Drummond, of the Free
church college. Glasgow, is now in this
country and is to give several lectures at
Chautauqua. in August he is the author
of work entitled Natural Law in the
Spiritual World" which has created pro
found impression. His first atter-dinner
speech, before the alumni of Amherst col
lege, a few days ago is reported by a cor
respondent of Boston paper. to have been
"a model of terSeneSs aud vigor" This
correspondent gives the following personal
sketch Of this young man:
Ia Africa he sought a new route 10 the
interior. and To open up way less fatal 10
Europeans for commerce and for missions.
He showed the intrepidity of Stanley by
ventures alone with his servants into dis
tTictS specially disastrous to white men.
On one occasion he came into fair valley
10 find quite settlement so far as houses
were concerned but every one vacant and
not a human being in sight. Entering one
by one. all were desolate and deserted.
The silence of death reigned. A few graves
on the outskirts of the village told the
story of fever, poison. death. He re-
mained here several days To carry out his
special plan. In Natal he visited the schools
modelled after Mt. Holyoke seminary. and
found there among the teachers grad
yates of that institution. the most
efficient and thorough" ever met by him
When Moody went TO Glasgow. the profess
or joined him, and for two years travelled
with the evangelist, proving most efficient
worker. We cannot realize when We look
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certain shy modesty. that before he was
- years of age he had acquired an amount
of experience which few can attain in a
lifetime. He has travelled and studied
with the eminent geologist Gekie; but his
most original scientific work has been the
geological and botanical survey in Central
Africa, which he executed for the African
Lakes company. He studied divinity in
Scotland.
In a New York letter Ia the C0liifFgd-
ti0mdliSt. we iind the following report of
recent address. by Mr.. Drummond:
Prof. Henry Drummond from Scotland
made the graduating address. Many were
surprised to see this celebrated author and
traveller. slender, delicate young man.
with deep-set eyes, spare side whiskers,
modest as a child. rise and talk very in
formally 10 the boys, riyetlng their atten-
ton. His address had several apt illuStra-
tions, and was very inspiring. Among his
pithy sayings were these: Gentlemen. you
are not here merely to become wiser men.
but Ia build up character. Religion saves
n man. education makes him
worth saving. To pursue know
ledge only is 10 chase an illu-
sion. The glory Of study is the finding of
truth. There are three, yea, four, sources
of education. First and humblest, books.
Read but few and choose these n little bit
ahead of you. and by them be pulled up To
higher level. Cultivate the habit of con
densing the thought of the writer INTO a
few sentences upon the ny leaves. Study
life. Get out into ii, and let the great
world touch you 0n ali sides. BE ike the
ship in the water. but not like water in the
ship. Study work, greater than the two.
In the loom of work mans Soui is built.
You have to make your own soul. A mans
soul can be- eaten away andd-strOyed piece
meal. Fourth. study the Bible. Here is
taught the highest type OF education, ube-
dienf,